Grading System in Ghana
Grading scales:
University
|
Grade
|
Scale
|
Grade Description
|
US Grade
|
|
A+
|
|
|
A+
|
|
A
|
80.000 - 100.000
|
Outstanding
|
A
|
|
A-
|
|
|
A-
|
|
B+
|
75.000 - 79.990
|
|
A-
|
|
B
|
70.000 - 74.990
|
Very Good
|
B+
|
|
B-
|
|
|
B
|
|
C+
|
65.000 - 69.990
|
|
B
|
|
C
|
60.000 - 64.990
|
Good
|
B-
|
|
C-
|
|
|
C+
|
|
D+
|
55.000 - 59.000
|
|
C+
|
|
D
|
50.000 - 54.990
|
Credit
|
C
|
|
D-
|
|
|
C-
|
|
F
|
0.000 - 49.990
|
Fail
|
F
|
Secondary
|
Scale
|
Grade Description
|
Division
|
US Grade
|
|
3.600 - 4.000
|
First Class Honours
|
|
A
|
|
3.000 - 3.590
|
Second Class Honours
|
Upper Division
|
AB
|
|
2.500 - 2.990
|
Second Class Honours
|
Lower Division
|
B
|
|
2.000 - 2.490
|
Third Class Division
|
|
C
|
|
1.000 - 1.990
|
Pass
|
|
D
|
|
0.000 - 0.990
|
Fail
|
|
F
|
West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSSCE)
|
Grade
|
Scale
|
Scale 2
|
Grade Description
|
US Grade
|
Notes
|
|
A1
|
1.000 - 1.990
|
80.000 - 100.000
|
Excellent
|
A
|
|
|
B2
|
2.000 - 2.990
|
70.000 - 79.990
|
Very Good
|
A
|
|
|
B3
|
3.000 - 3.990
|
60.000 - 69.990
|
Good
|
B
|
|
|
C4
|
4.000 - 4.990
|
55.000 - 59.990
|
Credit
|
B
|
|
|
C5
|
5.000 - 5.990
|
50.000 - 54.990
|
Credit
|
C
|
|
|
C6
|
6.000 - 6.990
|
45.000 - 49.990
|
Credit
|
C
|
|
|
D7
|
7.000 - 7.990
|
40.000 - 44.990
|
Pass
|
D
|
|
|
E8
|
8.000 - 8.990
|
35.000 - 39.990
|
Pass
|
D
|
Lowest passing grade
|
|
F9
|
9.000
|
0.000 - 34.990
|
Fail
|
F
|
|
Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE)
|
Grade
|
Scale
|
Grade Description
|
US Grade
|
|
A
|
1.000
|
Excellent
|
A
|
|
B
|
2.000
|
Very Good
|
A
|
|
C
|
3.000
|
Good
|
B
|
|
D
|
4.000
|
Credit
|
C
|
|
E
|
5.000
|
Pass
|
D
|
|
F
|
|
Fail
|
F
|
General Certificate of Education – Advanced Level
|
Grade
|
US Grade
|
Notes
|
|
A
|
A
|
|
|
B
|
B
|
|
|
C
|
B
|
|
|
D
|
C
|
|
|
E
|
C
|
Lowest passing grade
|
Junior School
|
Grade
|
US Grade
|
|
1
|
A
|
|
2
|
A
|
|
3
|
B
|
|
4
|
C
|
|
5
|
D
|
|
6
|
F
|
International Baccalaureate Diploma
|
Scale
|
US Grade
|
|
6.000 - 7.000
|
A
|
|
5.000 - 5.990
|
B
|
|
4.000 - 4.990
|
C
|
|
3.000 - 3.990
|
D
|
|
1.000 - 2.990
|
F
|
|
0.000 - 0.990
|
F
|
Nurses' and Midwives' Training College
|
Grade
|
Scale
|
Grade Description
|
US Grade
|
|
A
|
80.000 - 100.000
|
Excellent
|
A
|
|
A-
|
75.000 - 79.000
|
Very Good
|
A-
|
|
B+
|
70.000 - 74.000
|
Good
|
B+
|
|
B
|
65.000 - 69.000
|
Average
|
B
|
|
B-
|
60.000 - 64.000
|
Pass
|
B-
|
|
C+
|
55.000 - 59.000
|
Pass
|
C+
|
|
C
|
50.000 - 54.000
|
Pass
|
C
|
|
D
|
45.000 - 49.000
|
Fail
|
F
|
|
F
|
0.000 - 44.000
|
Fail
|
F
|
